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| Cas Number | 7727-54-0 |
| Chemical Name | Ammonium persulphate |
| Chemical Synonym |
Diammonium peroxodisulphate Peroxydisulfuric acid (((HO)S(O)2)2O2), diammonium salt Ammonium persulfate Diammonium peroxodisulfate |
| Hazard Category |
Acute toxicity – category 4 Skin irritation – category 2 Eye irritation – category 2A Respiratory sensitisation – category 1 Skin sensitisation – category 1 Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3 Oxidising solid – category 3 |
| Hazard Statement |
H302 (Harmful if swallowed) H315 (Causes skin irritation) H319 (Causes serious eye irritation) H334 (May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled) H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) H335 (May cause respiratory irritation) H272 (May intensify fire; oxidizer) |
| Pictogram |
GHS03 (Flame Over Circle) 
GHS07 (Exclamation Mark) 
GHS08 (Health Hazard) |
| Signal Word | Danger |
| Cut-offs | |
| Notes |
8 (The tables in schedule 6 of the WHS regulations replace some tables in the GHS, this may affect the cut off concentrations for this chemical.) |
| Sources |
N (The classification information for this entry was provided by the National Industrial Chemical Notification and Assessment Scheme) EU (Classification information for chemical is taken from the European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation.) |
Hazardous Chemical History
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 26/07/2019 |
Synonym modified from [Diammonium peroxodisulphate; Peroxydisulfuric acid (((HO)S(O)2)2O2), diammonium salt] to [Diammonium peroxodisulphate; Peroxydisulfuric acid (((HO)S(O)2)2O2), diammonium salt; Ammonium persulfate; Diammonium peroxodisulfate] |
| 09/05/2018 |
Synonym modified from [Diammonium peroxodisulphate] to [Diammonium peroxodisulphate; Peroxydisulfuric acid (((HO)S(O)2)2O2), diammonium salt] Hazard Category modified from [HC046:Oxidising solid – category 3, HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1] to [HC062:Acute toxicity – category 4, HC083:Skin irritation – category 2, HC087:Eye irritation – category 2A, HC089:Respiratory sensitisation – category 1, HC092:Skin sensitisation – category 1, HC110:Specific target organ toxicity (single exposure) – category 3, HC046:Oxidising solid – category 3] Pictogram modified from [GHS03,GHS08] to [GHS03,GHS07,GHS08] Hazard Statement modified from [H272 May intensify fire; oxidizer; H302 Harmful if swallowed; H319 Causes serious eye irritation; H335 May cause respiratory irritation; H315 Causes skin irritation; H334 May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled; H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction] to [H302 ; H315 ; H319 ; H334 ; H317 ; H335 ; H272 ] Sources modified from [N] to [N,EU] |
| 20/12/2016 | Chemical Added |